Patents by Inventor Steven D. Wexner

Steven D. Wexner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240341766
    Abstract: A surgical stapler for applying a suture to tissue includes a first jaw and a second jaw configured to receive a cartridge. An actuation mechanism translates a drive member distally through the first and second jaws to apply staples to tissue such that a suture, in combination with the staples, forms a purse string when the stapler activated. The cartridge includes a first upper portion and a second lower portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Millman, William Burbank, Nina Frankel, Steven D. Wexner
  • Patent number: 12029426
    Abstract: A surgical stapler for applying a suture to tissue includes a first jaw and a second jaw configured to receive a cartridge. An actuation mechanism translates a drive member distally through the first and second jaws to apply staples to tissue such that a suture, in combination with the staples, forms a purse string when the stapler activated. The cartridge includes a first upper portion and a second lower portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Millman, William Burbank, Nina Frankel, Steven D. Wexner
  • Publication number: 20210386427
    Abstract: A surgical stapler for applying a suture to tissue includes a first jaw and a second jaw configured to receive a cartridge. An actuation mechanism translates a drive member distally through the first and second jaws to apply staples to tissue such that a suture, in combination with the staples, forms a purse string when the stapler activated. The cartridge includes a first upper portion and a second lower portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Millman, William Burbank, Nina Frankel, Steven D. Wexner
  • Patent number: 8127459
    Abstract: A multifunctional airway evaluator for orotracheal intubation includes first and second connected elongated arms, movable relative to each other about a pivot axis, a planar plate connected to the first arm and extending upwardly therefrom, and a gravity-operated angular indicator attached to the planar plate. The plate includes a distance scale on its front face, and the distance scale includes a plurality of spaced apart grade lines aligned radially with the pivotal axis and distance parameters associated with the grade lines, each of the distance parameters indicating a distance between the distal ends of the first and second arms when the arms are in a relative position. The gravity-operated angular indicator includes an axial pin disposed perpendicular to the planar plate, a rotating disk pivotally attached to and rotatable around the axial pin by gravity, and one or more angular measurement marker provided adjacent the rotating disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Unique Surgical Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Rogean R. Nunes, Francisco Sergio Pinheiro Regadas, Steven D. Wexner
  • Publication number: 20110214305
    Abstract: A multifunctional airway evaluator for orotracheal intubation includes first and second connected elongated arms, movable relative to each other about a pivot axis, a planar plate connected to the first arm and extending upwardly therefrom, and a gravity-operated angular indicator attached to the planar plate. The plate includes a distance scale on its front face, and the distance scale includes a plurality of spaced apart grade lines aligned radially with the pivotal axis and distance parameters associated with the grade lines, each of the distance parameters indicating a distance between the distal ends of the first and second arms when the arms are in a relative position. The gravity-operated angular indicator includes an axial pin disposed perpendicular to the planar plate, a rotating disk pivotally attached to and rotatable around the axial pin by gravity, and one or more angular measurement marker provided adjacent the rotating disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: UNIQUE SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Rogean R. Nunes, Francisco Sergio Pinheiro Regadas, Steven D. Wexner
  • Patent number: 7954251
    Abstract: A multifunctional airway evaluator for orotracheal intubation includes first and second connected elongated arms, movable relative to each other about a pivot axis, a planar plate connected to the first arm and extending upwardly therefrom, and a gravity-operated angular indicator attached to the planar plate. The plate includes a distance scale on its front face, and the distance scale includes a plurality of spaced apart grade lines aligned radially with the pivotal axis and distance parameters associated with the grade lines, each of the distance parameters indicating a distance between the distal ends of the first and second arms when the arms are in a relative position. The gravity-operated angular indicator includes an axial pin disposed perpendicular to the planar plate, a rotating disk pivotally attached to and rotatable around the axial pin by gravity, and one or more angular measurement marker provided adjacent the rotating disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Unique Surgical Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Rogean R. Nunes, Francisco Sergio Pinheiro Regadas, Steven D. Wexner
  • Publication number: 20100205817
    Abstract: A multifunctional airway evaluator for oratracheal intubation includes first and second connected elongated arms, movable relative to each other about a pivot axis, a planar plate connected to the first arm and extending upwardly therefrom, and a gravity-operated angular indicator attached to the planar plate. The plate includes a distance scale on its front face, and the distance scale includes a plurality of spaced apart grade lines aligned radially with the pivotal axis and distance parameters associated with the grade lines, each of the distance parameters indicating a distance between the distal ends of the first and second arms when the arms are in a relative position. The gravity-operated angular indicator includes an axial pin disposed perpendicular to the planar plate, a rotating disk pivotally attached to and rotatable around the axial pin by gravity, and one or more angular measurement marker provided adjacent the rotating disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: UNIQUE SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Rogean R. Nunes, Francisco Sergio Pinheiro Regadas, Steven D. Wexner
  • Publication number: 20090281560
    Abstract: A double or triple zip-tied anastomosis surgery method is provided. The method includes circumferentially fastening a first and a second zip-ties around a tubular organ or a connecting region between two tubular organs, with the first and second zip-ties beside each other with a space therebetween; dissecting the tubular organ or the connecting region at the space between the first and second zip-ties, forming a first tubular portion with a first zip-tied end and a second tubular portion with a second zip-tied end; resecting a target segment from the second tubular portion, and centrally fastened the resected end; then rejoining the first and the second tubular portions together using a circular stapler, with staples encircling the first zip-tied end and the centrally fastened resected end; and cutting and removing tissues and zip-tie encircled by the staples to recreate a tubular pathway, with a smooth interface between the two tubular portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Steven D. Wexner, Francisco Sergio Pinheiro Regadas
  • Patent number: D682425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Unique Surgical Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Rogean R. Nunes, Francisco Sergio Pinheiro Regadas, Steven D. Wexner